Ares Capital - ARCC Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ares Capital in the last year. There are currently 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" ARCC shares.
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7 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Ares Capital's shares. Their ARCC share price forecasts range from $19.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $20.64 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.4% from the stock's current price.
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Ares Capital's stock was trading at $18.47 at the start of the year. Since then, ARCC shares have increased by 6.1% and is now trading at $19.59.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 7th 2023.
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Ares Capital will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 7th at 12:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 866-813-9403 with passcode "582648".

Ares Capital Co. (NASDAQ:ARCC) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 25th. The investment management company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.02. The investment management company had revenue of $442 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $431.01 million. Ares Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 40.71%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.39 EPS.

Ares Capital announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share on Thursday, December 29th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42.
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Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.75%. ARCC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 113.61%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, ARCC will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.21% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Ares Capital trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ARCC."

Ares Capital's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.89%), Cottage Street Advisors LLC (0.45%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.37%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.30%), Stephens Inc. AR (0.24%) and Capital Advisors Inc. OK (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Joshua M Bloomstein, Mary Beth Henson, Michael J Arougheti, Michael J Arougheti, Michael K Parks, Michael K Parks, Michael Lewis Smith, Penelope F Roll, R Kipp Deveer, Robert L Rosen, Steven B Mckeever and Steven B Mckeever.
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One share of ARCC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.59.

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) has a market capitalization of $9.96 billion and generates $1.82 billion in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $1.57 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.69 on an earnings per share basis.

Ares Capital's mailing address is 245 PARK AVENUE 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10167. The official website for the company is www.arescapitalcorp.com. The investment management company can be reached via phone at (212) 750-7300, via email at irarcc@aresmgmt.com, or via fax at 212-750-1777.